Category Archive: Food

Baked Popcorn Shrimp

One of my oldest son’s favorite meals is popcorn shrimp, which I’m pretty sure he could eat every day if possible. I don’t make it too often because shrimp itself is so labor-intensive,… Continue reading

Star Wars: The Force Awakens (cookie edition)

Around here, we love us some Star Wars. For Clooney’s birthday, he wanted to have a Force Awakens party, so I worked up these cookies as favors.      

Crock Pot Chicken Marsala

I don’t know about you, but I love love love a crock pot meal. You just throw it together in the morning and by 6 p.m. you have a home cooked meal. And… Continue reading

Holy Grail Cookies

Edison recently participated in a local production of Spamalot. I made these cookies for the cast party.

Friends Cookies

My son just turned 15, and since he had just binge-watched the entire series on Netflix, he asked if I could make Friends themed cookies for his birthday. These were the results.

Cookie Progress

About a year ago, I decided to start making cookies for friends and their friends, mostly by word of mouth, for special occasions and I think the practice has come a long way.… Continue reading

A Plethora of Decorated Cookies

It’s been Busy Baking Times over here, and I haven’t had much time to do Pinterest ideas, but I thought I would share some of the things I’ve made recently.   First, there… Continue reading

Decorated Mermaid Cookies

My oldest son is in his school’s production of The Little Mermaid, Jr. this year, and I wanted to make mermaid cookies for the cast party. The problem though, was that all of… Continue reading

A Super-Moist Carrot Cake Everybunny Can Enjoy

It’s Spring, and around Easter time, we always enjoy a good carrot cake. Who doesn’t? Carrot cakes are tough though. They can often come out dry or crumbly. Some are too spicy, too… Continue reading

Homemade Bacon, Egg and Cheese Dog Treats

Lately, I have been thinking of trying my hand at homemade dog treats, and there were several recipes on the boards that I plan to try. But first, I wanted to start simply,… Continue reading